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Tool firms up more dates as tour hits the road

Published September 6, 2001 11:17 AM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

update: Tool [ tickets ], which has been on break since wrapping up a brief round of theater dates in mid-August, launches a full-scale arena tour on Thursday (9/6) in Minnesota to back its latest album, “Lateralus.” The group recently added a number of stops to the outing, and has also confirmed the support acts that will appear on the bill.

Tool’s itinerary runs into early November, and contains a two-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Tickets to most of the group’s stops are already on sale, though several of the newly added shows are scheduled to hit the box office on Thursday (9/6) or Saturday (9/8). Details appear in the itinerary below.

Swedish metal act Meshuggah has been tagged to serve as the show opener from the kick-off through the Sept. 19 stop in Montreal. The opening slot will then go to Fantômas--fronted by former Faith No More singer Mike Patton--who will join the tour on Sept. 20 and open for the remainder of the outing, according to Tool’s official website.

In addition to its own headlining arena dates, Tool's tour plans also include a late October performance at the Voodoo Music Experience festival in New Orleans, which the group will co-headline with the Black Crowes. Other acts scheduled to appear at the event include Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, Better Than Ezra, G. Love & Special Sauce, Gov't Mule.

Released in May, Tool’s "Lateralus" (Volcano) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and has sold about 1.4 million copies to date. "Schism," the album's first single, is the No. 1 track on trade publication Radio & Records' latest Rock chart, which measures national radio airplay.

Tool has already toured Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan behind "Lateralus," and last month completed a brief tour of the western U.S. with King Crimson.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

September
6 - St. Paul, MN - The Xcel Energy Center
7 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
8 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
9 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
11 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena (CANCELED)
12 - Dayton, OH - Nutter Center (CANCELED)
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
14 - Columbus, OH - Shottenstein Center
15 - Cleveland, OH - CSU Convocation Center
16 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
18 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
19 - Montreal, Quebec - Molson Centre
20 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
21 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center at Great Woods
22 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
24 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - First Union Arena
25 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Arena
27 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center
28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
29 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp.

October
1, 2 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
4 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
5 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
6 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte
7 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
9 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - National Car Rental Center (on sale 9/6)
10 - Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome (on sale 9/6)
11 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre (on sale 9/6)
12 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena
13 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (on sale 9/8)
15 - Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum (on sale 9/8)
16 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Arena
18 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall (on sale 9/8)
19 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center
20 - Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center
21 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Myriad Convention Center
24 - Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena
25 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
27 - New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
28 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
30 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Amphitheatre
31 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena

November
1 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
3 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
5 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
6 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
7 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
8 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
10 - Honolulu, HI - Andrew's Amphitheatre